Hergigo
Sign in to saveArkiko (, Afar and Saho: Hirg-Higo, alternately Archigo, Arqiqo, Ercoco, Hirgigo, Hargigo or Harkiko) historically known as Dokono is a town in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea. Situated on the Red Sea, it lies on the mainland across from the city of Massawa.
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Place details
- Locality
- Hirghigo ሕርጊጎ حرقيقو
- Region
- ዞባ ሰሜናዊ ቀይሕ ባሕሪ Northern Red Sea شمال البحر الأحمر
- Country
- ኤርትራ Eritrea إرتريا
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Arkiko
- Settlement.native_name
- Hirg-Higoحرقيقو
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Il villagio di Arkiko.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250
- Settlement.image_caption
- Arkiko in 1888
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Eritrea
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Eritrea.
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northern Red Sea
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Eritrea
- Located in
- Massawa Subregion
- Elevation
- +6
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- HirgigoPowerplant.jpg
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Article
5 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Climate and habitat
- Economy
- Notes
Arkiko (, Afar and Saho: Hirg-Higo, alternately Archigo, Arqiqo, Ercoco, Hirgigo, Hargigo or Harkiko) historically known as Dokono is a town in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea. Situated on the Red Sea, it lies on the mainland across from the city of Massawa.
==Etymology== Arkiki or known by the locals Saho tribe; the clans of Dasamo, as Hirg-Higo. The clan of Dasamo are the inhabitant of this area, it is also known by the name Docono, from either the Saho or Afar word for "elephant". The meaning of Higo is legend of legends in Saho language. Richard Pankhurst explains this etymology to the importance of the ivory trade to Hirg-Higo or known as Arkiko.